Kid Wrangling

Last year Country Boy and I were getting increasingly frustrated with the kids when they would interrupt a conversation by just talking over us. We could be talking on the phone, to a friend, or each other, and they would just start talking and keep going until we had to stop and answer them. It’s…

On Sundays I’m sharing some of my favourite posts from the past. This comes from November 2012, when we first live on the farm. These days we have our own boar, and the kids have a good grasp on the mechanics of the birds and bees. This still makes me laugh though! Over the weekend,…

Here in the southern hemisphere, we are deep into the summer holidays. Lovely long days filled with relaxation and time spent together. Well that is the idea any way. Unfortunately school holidays can also be a time of stress for many. The lack of the usual routine, later nights, disruptions, and treats, can all make…

Over the last few weeks in my series on simple living, I have been sharing thoughts on some of the big ideas, or principles behind my version of simple living. Things like breaking down tasks into smaller steps, looking for quality not quantity, and limiting our choices. These big ideas (and several others) are important…

I’ve been watching Life At 9 on the ABC. The first episode talked about teaching kids to be resilient and independent. One of the challenges the kids were given was to walk to the shops by themselves. Not one of the kids weren’t normally allowed to do it, but for the show were followed by…

During the holidays we saw a man making giant bubbles in Hyde Park. My mother asked him what the secret was to his mixture, but he didn’t want to give away his trade secrets. He did tell her that a good glycerine mix is a great start. On the way home, my mum remembered that…

On Wednesday last week we went to town for a big shop. By big I mean a monster, all day, get everything at once, type of shop (which to be fair, is the main type of shop we do). If you’ve been following a long for a while you might know that I occasionally get…

A few weeks back I posted about some of the downsides of tree changing. Hannah and I were talking about the good and bad parts of moving to the country. Her perspective was different to mine, being a child, so I asked her if she wanted to be interviewed for my blog. She was initially…

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Hi, I’m Jo

City girl turned farmer's wife, school teacher, ideas woman, and mum to three country kids.
Country Life Experiment is all about simple country living, growing and making our own food, and life on our family farm in rural Australia. Join me as I give country living a try. Read more...